ZIP Code 24430 — Craigsville town, VA Demographics & Data

ZIP code 24430 covers Craigsville, VA in Augusta County with a population of about 3,300.

At a glance, the area shows median age of 37.8 (near the U.S. median).

It sits in telephone area codes 540, 826; U.S. House district VA-6; the HARRISONBURG media market.

Median household income in ZIP 24430 is about $42,367 — about 44% below the U.S. median ($75,149).

On socioeconomic markers, US5 shows a poverty rate of 21.2%; unemployment rate near 8.1%; 5.0% of adults with a bachelor’s degree or higher (about 28.8 points below the national share (33.7%)).

Labor and commute patterns include leading industry context around Manufacturing, Education, and Construction; about 1.4% of workers reporting work-from-home (about 13.8 points below the U.S. share (15.2%)); a mean commute of about 180.0 minutes (U.S. average near 26.8).

Median home value is about $146,400 — about 58% below the U.S. median home value ($348,079).

Housing tenure and rents show median gross rent around $477 (about 59% below the U.S. median rent ($1,163)), and owner-occupancy near 52.9% (about 12.5 points below the national owner-occupancy rate (65.4%)).

To comfortably buy a median-priced home in ZIP 24430 in Craigsville, VA, a household would need roughly $40,000 in annual income under a 20% down, 30-year loan at 6.8% (illustrative), keeping housing costs near 28% of income. Estimated monthly PITI is about $940. That is roughly in line with the local median household income ($42,367). Rates, taxes, insurance, and HOA fees vary — treat this as a planning estimate, not a lender quote.

FEMA’s National Risk Index rates natural-hazard risk for Craigsville town, VA as Relatively Low (composite score 68.6), which is near the middle of the national distribution. The strongest component scores on US5 are flood (80.2) and hurricane (79.2). These scores are county-linked NRI values published for planning context — all ZIP codes in the same county share the same composite score on US5. Useful when comparing insurance and disaster exposure across areas, not a substitute for a parcel-level flood or fire determination.

Climate normals for Craigsville town, VA show little to no average snow and around 40.6 inches of annual precipitation.

IRS migration statistics show a net inflow of about 186 for ZIP 24430 (Craigsville town, VA) on US5’s published series — a signal of people/tax filers moving in relative to those leaving. Inflows often track job growth, housing demand, or lifestyle migration; treat the figure as a directional indicator rather than a precise headcount.